How To Poke Somebody On Facebook | View All Sent And Received Pokes Now

How To Poke Somebody On Facebook | View All Sent And Received Pokes Now: If you're a veteran Facebook user, you might remember a troubled time some years ago, when the Poke Wars threatened to take over the social network.

Facebook used to offer a Poke button - a pointing finger next to the user's name - through which you could… ‘poke' someone.

That's all though - there was no message, no pictures, nothing, just a virtual, contextless jab. The next thing you know, you've got a notification saying you got a Poke, and you could poke back directly from notifications.

Given that most people we spoke to didn't know that pokes were still a thing, we wanted to know more about what Facebook is doing with the feature.

According to reports, Facebook is trying to make the Poke button more prominent again, though this might be restricted to the US for now, as none of the users we spoke to had seen this.

If it rolls out more widely, you'll see the Poke button next to the message button under a person's name on their profile page. What's more, Facebook appears to be turning pokes into greetings, much like it changed the 'like' into a series of reactions.